Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Beijing 2022 eases COVID-19 measures for Games-related personnel - IOC
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has adjusted its COVID-19 countermeasures, a statement from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Monday. The changes include the thres...
Jan 24, 2022
Teneo launches financial advisory business in the Middle East
DUBAI (Reuters) - New York-based Teneo said on Monday it was launching a financial advisory business in the Middle East. The company, which already operates in the fields of strategic communications, ...
Jan 24, 2022
Philips expects sales to recover from supply chain woes after the summer
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch health technology company Philips said on Monday it expects sales to recover strongly in the second half of the year, while a steep decline due to global shortages of parts...
Jan 24, 2022
Canadian hospitals strain as Omicron hits health workers
By Anna Mehler Paperny and Allison Lampert TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) - After a year as an emergency department nurse at a busy Toronto hospital in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, Aimee Earhar...
Jan 24, 2022
NBA roundup: Jayson Tatum racks up 51 points as Celtics rout Wizards
Jayson Tatum snapped out of a 3-point shooting slump with a flourish, hitting 9 of 14 from distance en route to a season-high 51 points, and the Boston Celtics cruised past the Washington Wizards 116-...
Jan 23, 2022
Toshiba halts operations at chip manufacturing site after quake
(Reuters) - Toshiba Corp said on Monday that it had suspended operations at a group chip R&D and manufacturing site in Oita, southern Japan, after a strong earthquake hit the area at the weekend. Some...
Jan 23, 2022
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now
(Reuters) - Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Fourth shot raises resistance to serious illness for over-60s: Israel A fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine given to people over 6...
Jan 23, 2022
Tennis-Navratilova says Tennis Australia 'capitulating' to China over Peng
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Martina Navratilova said Australian Open organisers had acted "cowardly" by preventing fans from wearing shirts bearing messages of support for Chinese doubles player Peng Shuai ...
Jan 23, 2022
Olympics-Beijing 2022 says 6 new positive cases detected among Games-related personnel on Jan. 23
BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organising Committee on Monday said it confirmed six new positive cases of COVID-19 during testing the previous day. Of the new cases, four were am...
Jan 23, 2022
Japan aims to release prelim 'Green GDP' estimates by end-March - economy minister
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is drafting an economic growth measure taking climate action into account and aims to release a preliminary estimate by the end of March, economy minister Daishiro Yamagiwa sai...
Jan 23, 2022
